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The office of Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) is now accepting student entries for the 2021 Congressional Art Competition.

Kingfisher was again named among 23 communities qualifying for national status as Tree City USA in a virtual celebration hosted by Oklahoma Forestry Services and the Community Forestry Council.

District Judge Paul Woodward sentenced Steven Stricker, 64, to life in prison Thursday afternoon after an eight-man, four-woman Kingfisher County jury convicted him of second-degree murder in the 2019 death of his girlfriend Brenda Baber.

Former state representative Mike Sanders of Kingfisher has been selected to advise a five-year, $24 million research project that aims to address the impacts of Oklahoma’s unpredictable weather.

The Chisholm Trail Museum was recently awarded $16,686 through the Oklahoma Historical Society’s Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant program. The grant will fund the development of two traveling trunks and multiple on-site living history programs.

The amount of funds from the American Rescue Plan to towns and cities is based on census numbers, and the Town of Hennessey “should be getting about $360,000 in relief funds.” That’s what Administrator Tiffany Tillman told town trustees at their Thursday night meeting.

KINGFISHER CITY commission voted unanimously Wednesday to award a contract to WellCo in the amount of $26,750 to repair about 275 feet of the eastbound lane and 50 feet of the westbound lane of Overstreet west of 13th Street.

Kingfisher High School senior Dawson Diedrich holds the gold ball that represents the 2021 Class 4A boys basketball state championship. The Kingfisher Yellowjackets earned their third gold ball in five seasons on Saturday after defeating Heritage Hall 48-40 at State Fair Arena.

Steven Stricker not only admitted to authorities that he dismembered, burned and “pulverized” the remains of his grilfriend in April 2019, he also pleaded guilty to the crime in open court Tuesday.

[Editor’s Note: Mike Copeland has authorized the Times & Free Press to announce his candidacy for re-election to the Kingfisher Board of Education, subject to the April 6 vote] My name is Michael Copeland and I am excited to announce I am seeking re-election for the Kingfisher School Board, a...